GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |